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In the space of a few hours last month, Dior launched an advertisement for Sauvage fragrance starring Johnny Depp and a Native American dancer wearing traditional garb, and removed it after an outcry over cultural appropriation and insensitivity. Dior isn’t alone in facing charges of cultural appropriation. The beauty and fashion industries have been ...

Field Botanicals Takes Root At Urban Outfitters And American Eagle Outfitters

If you have a stinky “friend,” tell your “friend” to head to Urban Outfitters and American Eagle Outfitters. Field Botanicals has gone live on Urban Outfitters’ website and is rolling out to 16 stores at American Eagle Outfitters as part of its new beauty selection in November with its odor-busting merchandise trio: ...

Move over Amazon Prime Day. Millennial and gen Z beauty and fashion shoppers have an e-commerce holiday to call their own. Held from Aug. 14 to 15, the second Afterpay Day in the United States showcased discounts from more than 1,000 retailers and brands, including Tarte, Credo, Dragun Beauty, Elemis, Cover FX, Lime ...

Clean Beauty Isn’t Intimidating At New E-Commerce, Event And Community Concept Clara Mae James

After Jamie Sylves had her daughter in 2017, she felt off and struggled to leave her house. She’d been watching for signs of depression, but that wasn’t it. The mystery was solved when Sylves attended a mommy-and-me group session, where a speaker talked about postpartum OCD, a condition she ultimately was diagnosed with. “I ...

The Success Of First Uplink Live Results In Expansion To Los Angeles And Berlin In 2020

On the third day of the Week of Independent Beauty New York 2019 in late August, Uplink Live was born. By the evening of the fourth, results were in: Uplink Live was not only a success, it was a hit. Now, Indie Beauty Media Group, ...

Social CBD Explodes On The Cannabis Consumer Goods Scene At 10,000 Retail Doors

CBD should perhaps stand for constant business developments. Since President Donald Trump signed the Farm Bill that federally legalized hemp in December, nonstop activity in the cannabidiol space has retailers’, investors’, entrepreneurs’ and reporters’ heads spinning. Take the case of Social CBD. The latest iteration of Select CBD, the new brand is launching ...